A/N: And it continues :)

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Simple Beginnings

By: Jun-kei

Chapter 13: Rescued

"We've got four people in here deputy!"

A man yelled over his shoulder.

"Report!"

"There are two adults. An adult male, deceased, we already moved his body from the wreckage. And a female…also deceased. The car fell front end first, and thus began to compact the back cabin. However both children appear to be unharmed."

A man, dressed in a police uniform walked over, looking at the scene.

"And the woman?"

"She's decease. Apparently, she used her own body to shield the children from any harm. The most they'll suffer will most likely be their mentality."

"Alright, get those children out of there!"

Motoko looked around wildly as light filled the darkness of the cab. Two men on each side ripped open both doors. They peered inside before grabbing her and Mayuka out of the cab.

"Hey! Let me go!"

Motoko screamed, her nails scratched through the surface of the back seat before being pulled away. The other man bent down with a knife, and cut the seatbelt. Felling helpless, Motoko looked over to Mayuka.

"Kaa-san!"

Mayuka latched on to her mother's body. Shocked at how suddenly cold it was her grip weakened slightly, enough for the men to remove her from the vehicle, as another cut the seatbelt off.

Then, the men dragged them off in different directions, to different ambulances. Motoko could still hear her sister struggling. But she too had to struggle.

"Let me go! That's my sister! Let me go!"

"Motoko-o-nee-san!"

Motoko gritted her teeth, punching one of the guys hard enough. The man dropped her, and she took off, running towards Mayuka.

Until they caught her again

"Eh, sorry there, little girl, but it's for your own good."

"No! You can't do this! No!"

The man held her firmly, even as she kicked and scratched him, firmly placing her in the ambulance. The man smiled as he tussled her hair.

"I'm sorry about your folks there kid. I lost my parents when I was about your age too. Be strong, you owe it to your little sister. You guys will be reunited, I promise."

Chapter 14: The doll

Motoko looked out the window out into the cloudy sky. Here they were in the orphanage. It was the same thing day in day out.

'Well,' She thought to herself 'At least there's Mayuka.'

Mayuka walked up to the couch and looked up to Motoko. She smiled.

"Motoko-o-nee-san…"

"Hmm?"

"Here."

Motoko looked down to see an object wrapped in brown paper.

"It's for you. Happy birthday!"

"How are you even able so see the happy times…I mean, mom and dad."

Mayuka's face dropped.

"I see…I just though that, you seemed so sad…so I thought with today being your birthday, maybe you'd cheer up. But I was wrong again…"

Motoko sighed, noticing the pooled tears in Mayuka's eyes.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that…"

Motoko said carefully, patting Mayuka on the shoulder.

"How bout if I open it?"

"Yeah!"

Motoko smiled. It was nice to see Mayuka excited and happy. Motoko quickly tore off the paper.

There in her hand was a doll. It had red-ish eyes, and long purple hair. Motoko smiled.

"Do you like it? Do you, do you?"

"Yes Mayuka, I love it."

Mayuka laughed.

"I know, I know, It's not the best, even after I had to use all of my allowance money…I wasn't sure if you like it or not."

"You used all of your allowance money?"

Mayuka backed up, expecting to be scolded.

"Well…uh, yeah…"

Motoko smiled.

"I see, then it really is special. I'll cherish it."

Chapter 15: Broken toys

Motoko stared at the doll, her face paled.

It was broken. She tried to grasp it, and gripped too tightly.

And she broke it.

She broke the doll Mayuka gave her.

Both the head and one arm laid on the ground their ominously.

This was exactly why she hated having a prosthetic body. Sometimes it was hard for her to control, especially finer things like how hard she had to grasp something.

Motoko growled as she picked up each individual piece, gently.

But what she didn't notice was that Mayuka was standing there.

"You broke it…"

Motoko turned around swiftly.

"Look Mayuka, I didn't mean to."

"It's quite alright, I understand."

Mayuka smiled as she picked up the doll's head and arm, and took the rest of it out of Motoko's hand.

"I'll be back."

And Mayuka did follow her word, for later on, the doll was back, right on Motoko's bed.

She had fixed it.

Chapter 16: The Yamoto's

Takuya and Hikari Yamoto, as far as Motoko could remember were two rather peculiar people.

They came in one day, into the orphanage. Immediately looking around. Hikari adjusted her glasses, looking over her shoulder for Sayori-san, the owner of the orphanage.

"Ah, Sayori, it's good to see you again."

"Yes indeed."

Hakari, followed by her husband suddenly stopped, right in front of Mayuka and Motoko.

"Well, well, would you look at that…?"

"Yamoto-san?"

"And who might these two girls be?"

Sayori turned to Motoko and Mayuka and smiled.

"They weren't here the last time you came, were they?"

"No they weren't."

"They're the Kusanagi sisters."

Hikari nodded.

"One of them seems to have a prosthetic body."

Sayuri nodded.

"Um, she's the older one. Motoko was in an accident a few years back, and had to get her body replace."

"So young and already a full body cyborg…I can smell the white blood in her. Poor child."

Hikari then looked over to Mayuka.

"Hmm, what pretty eyes. Nice and blue like a sapphire. I see you have a lot of water in your personality. And what's your name, little one?"

"Mayuka. Mayuka Yukiko Kusanagi."

Hikari smiled.

"So you're 'child of Yuki' I see. So, May-chan, what if I was your new mommy?"

Mayuka frowned.

"No, not unless Motoko-o-nee-san comes along too."

"You barter quite well. So young and already you have no problems figuring out what it is that you want."

Hikari smiled, and turned to Sayuri.

"Oh Sayuri, I think I'll adopt these two. They seem most interesting. Let's go to your office and have the paper work finalized."

Saiyuri smiled as she waved Motoko and Mayuka off.

"Ok girls, you can go off and play now."

Motoko nodded and left, as Mayuka lingered for a moment.

"Alright, right this way Yamoto-san."

A/N: A little more light hearted than the other one...oh well, we can't be all dark and dreey :D

Ja-ne!

Jun-kei!